A new premiere date will be announced "in the next few weeks", according to an NBC spokesperson.

Community producer Guarascio told TV Line earlier in the week that his writing staff knows season four could be the show's last.

"Whatever last episode we air this year, we want to be satisfying as a season ender and series ender," Guarascio admitted.

The showrunner further commented: "We'll hear about more episodes before we shoot 13, so if we do get some more, we can plan for it. Let's say we have a finale in mind now, and we find out soon enough if we get to make more; we can then slot them in and just move those over a little bit.

"The trick will be finding a way that it feels like we're organically building towards the end. It's a little tricky, but it's the situation."

Guarascio also hinted that Community's fourth season could feature a love triangle between Jeff (Joel McHale), Britta (Gillian Jacobs) and Troy (Donald Glover).